Lot 80
1797 C-2 R3 Fair-2. Flipover Double Strike. The obverse details are sharper but the reverse is weaker and most of those details are gone. There is a small but deep contact mark near the dentils at K-1 on the obverse that caused a tiny bump to stick out on the reverse. Slightly glossy dark chocolate and olive brown. Far from the most attractive half cent in this sale, but it does have a redeeming quality. This piece was double struck and it was flipped over between impressions. Both strikes were centered on the planchet. Strong evidence of the reverse shows on the obverse, including a portion of the wreath across the bottom of the truncation, more of the wreath before the face, and AM from AMERICA clearly visible just right of the Y in LIBERTY. The 97 of the date is faint but readable. While double struck examples are relatively common (although very rare in a real sense), pieces that were flipped over before being struck a second time are extremely rare. Weight 66.4 grains. Davy #97.2.28.
Estimated Value $400-UP.
Ex Chris McCawley, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 9/23/02:1525-McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 3/31/05:1086.
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